SPORTS HEROES Evgeni Plushenko Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko is a Russian figure skater. He was born on 3 November 1982 in Khabarovsk Krai. Plushenko began skating since 1986. Nowadays he is known as a four-time Olympic medalist, a three-time World champion, a seven-time European champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final champion and a ten-time Russian national champion. Also in 2006, Plushenko joined the political party A Just Russia, and in March 2007, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg. But in December 2011, he announced he was leaving politics to train for the 2014 Olympics.
(Rodionova Liza)
Lev Yashin Lev Yashin is a former Russian football player. He's the best goalkeeper of the USSR and the whole world. He has played for Dynamo Moscow and Soviet Union national team. His nickname is Black Spider because of his black uniform and wonderful ability to protect gates. He's an Olympic Champion of 1956 and Europe Champion of 1960 and 1964. He's the first goalkeeper who was awarded with "Golden Ball". He's in the list of the best football players of XX century in the opinion of Venerdì, Guerin Sportivo, Planète Foot and Voetbal International. He's the first goalkeeper who played 100 matches and didn't skip a ball. Lev Yashin even went through the Second World War and was awarded for hard work while the War. Lev Yashin has smoked since he was 13. It led to an illness and his death in 1990. There are many books written in his honor, for example, "Lev Yashin is a Russian genious" by Asaulov or "Lev Yashin is a legendary goalkeeper".
(Nikadonova Sonya)
Malyshev Sergey Viktorovich
Malyshev Sergey Viktorovich -Honored Master of Sports of Russia-was born in 1975. His sports activities Sergei Malyshev dedicated shooting. He started practicing at a shooting range with his first coach Viktor Yanukovych Gusev. In 1994 he performed the standard "Master of Sports of Russia." He was a member of the X Paralympic Winter Games 1996 in Atlanta (USA). Between 1997 and 2003, he was forced to leave the elite sport because he hurt his back. In 2008, he won the silver medal XIII Summer Paralympic Games 2008 in Beijing (China). Thanks to his perseverance, tenacity Sergei repeatedly became winners of national and international competitions in shooting from a pneumatic pistol among people with damage to the musculoskeletal system. He is also a Fellow of the President of the Russian Federation.
(Soloveva Lera)
Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova is one of the famous sportswomen in Russia and even in the whole world. She was born on April 19, 1987, in Nyagan, Russia. She started playing tennis at an early age and turned professional at the age of 14. At the age of 17 she won Wimbledon in 2004 against Serena Williams. After this great victory she has gone on to win the US Open and Australian Open. In her career there was a period of serious injuries. But Maria proved her admirers that she is a sportswoman of a strong character. So she got better and continues her victories. In 2012 she won an Olympic silver medal for Russia at the London Games. Unfortunately, she lost the final game to Serena Williams. In the same year she was the best at the 2012 French Open. In the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi she was one of those sportsmen who run through the stadium with a baton. Maria is said to be one of the most beautiful women in the modern sport. She also takes part in different philanthropic organizations.
(Semchat Yulia)
Yelena Isinbaeva Yelena Isinbayeva, also spelled Elena Isinbaeva (born June 3, 1982, Volgograd, Russia), Russian pole-vaulter who achieved numerous world records and became the first woman to clear the 5-metre (16-foot 4.75-inch) mark in the sport’s history. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2004 and 2008), a three-time World Champion (2005, 2007 and 2013), the current world record holder in the event, who is widely considered the greatest female pole-vaulter of all time. Isinbayeva was named Female Athlete of the Year by the IAAF in 2004, 2005 and 2008, and World Sportswoman of the Year by Laureus in 2007 and 2009. She was given the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports in 2009. She is one of only nine athletes (along withValerie Adams, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campnell-Brown, Jacques Freitag, Kirani James, Dani Samues and David Storl) to win world championships at the youth, junior and senior level of an athletic event.
(Semyanischeva Victoria)
Alyona Zavarzina Alyona Zavarzina (27th of May, 1989) is a Russian snowboarder. Alyona Zavarzina competed for Russia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in parallel giant slalom, finishing 17th. Zavarzina later won the gold medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships parallel giant slalom in La Molina in the Spanish Pyrenees. In 2009, she won her only race up to now in the snowboard world cup in Telluride, Colorado. Also she won the bronze medal in parallel giant slalom at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. For her numerous triumphs on September 5th 2011 Alyona Zavarzina was awarded the title “Honored Master of Sports of Russia” ordered by the Ministry of Sports of Russian Federation. Now Alyona Zavarzina is a wife of American-born snowboarder Vic Wild who competed for Russia in the 2014 Winter Olympics, held in Sochi.
(Nikishina Victoria)
Alexei Nemov Alexei Nemov is a Russian gymnast, 4-time Olympic Champion. He was born on May 28, 1976 in Barashevo village, Mordovia. At the age of five years he started to do gymnastics inspecialized youthschoolof Olympic reserve. He won the first victory in 1989 at the youth championship of the USSR. Then he began to achieve outstanding results. He took part in many competitions and won different awards. Alexei Nemov became double Olympic Champion at theXXVI Olympic Games in Atlanta. He received two gold, one silver and three bronze medals.At theXXVII Olympic Games in Sydney,Alexbecamethe absolute champion, having won six Olympicmedals:two gold, one silver and three bronze.At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Nemov came to the rank of a clear favorite and the leader of the Russian national team, despite the resulting injury before the competition. He showed high grade, confidence of fulfillment and complexity of programs. Judgesput too low assessmentsofperformance on the horizontal bar. Outragedviewers were standing with cry, protesting against judges’ decision for 15 minutes. They supported the athlete with applause, not giving to come out to another. The judges changed their assessments. The audience continued to resent and stopped the protests only when Alexey came out and addressed the audience with a request to calm down. After this case the official regret was given to the athlet.
(Mukhina Valeria)
Yulia Lipnitskaya Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya is a Russian figure skater. She was part of the Russian team to win the 2014 Winter Olympics team trophy. Individually, she is the 2014 World silver medalist, the 2014 European champion, the 2013–14 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and a two-time Russian national silver medalist (2012 & 2014). Competing as a junior, she won the 2012 World Junior Championships, 2011–12 JGP Final, and 2012 Russian Junior Championships. Lipnitskaya is the youngest Russian athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Within the ladies' singles category, she is the youngest gold medalist at the European Championships. She is also the youngest figure skaters to win gold at the Olympics under modern rules. Lipnitskaya was 15 years, 249 days old when Russia won the team trophy, six days younger than American Tara Lipinski, who won gold in the individual event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The only Olympic figure skating gold medalist younger than both is Maxi Herber (pair skating event at the 1936 Winter Olympics), who would have been too young to skate at the Olympics under modern rules.
(Alyona Kosova)
Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin is a Russian professional ice hockey center and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is known for his remarkable skill set and ability to execute plays, earning him the reputation as one of the best players in the NHL.He currently wears number 71 on his jersey. Malkin began his career with his hometown club Metallurg Magnitogorsk, playing for their junior and senior teams. He was then selected second overall in the 2004 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, though an international transfer dispute delayed the start of his NHL career until 2006. After his first season with the Penguins Malkin was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best rookie. In his second season he helped lead Pittsburgh to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals and was a runner-up for the Hart Memorial Trophy, which is given to the league's most valuable player. The following season saw Malkin win the Art Ross Trophy, awarded to the top-scorer in the NHL and again place second for the Hart Trophy. He and the Penguins again reached the Stanley Cup Final, winning the Stanley Cup championship this time around; Malkin was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the playoffs. In 2012 Malkin was awarded the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award, awarded to the best player as voted on by the players, after winning the Art Ross Trophy for the second time; his 12-point lead was the largest margin of victory since 1999. Internationally, Malkin has competed for Russia in two IIHF World U18 Championships and three IIHF World U20 Championships, capturing one gold, two silvers and one bronze medal, as a junior. In 2006, in addition to a silver medal, he was also named tournament MVP. As a senior, he has played in four IIHF World Championships, winning the gold medal and being named the tournament MVP for the 2012 event. In addition he has won the bronze medals in two other World Championships and has played for team Russia during the last three Winter Olympic Games, in Turin, Vancouver, and Sochi.
(Kapitsyna Sonya)
Anton Shipulin Anton Shipulin born August 21, 1987, Tyumen. Russian biathlete, Olympic champion 2014 in the relay, bronze medalist of Olympic games in 2010, five-time medalist at the world Championships. The winner of the small world Cup in seasonal mass start (2014-2015). Absolute champion of Europe among juniors 2008. Two-time winner of the Race of Champions in the mixed relay, two-time winner of the Champions Race in the mass start. Honored master of sports of Russia. Anton from childhood began to play sports. First it was only skiing, then biathlon. Thanks to its sporty family he has become so famous a man at an early age.
(Koryakina Sveta)
Vyacheslav Fetisov Vyacheslav Fetisov - an outstanding hockey player, who doesn't need introduction. His name has long been synonymous with the Soviet and Russian hockey. He was born 20 April 1958 in Moscow. He has a lot of title but the most important are Olympic champion (1984, 1988), silver medalist of the Olympic Games (1980), World champion in 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990; silver medalist of 1987; bronze medalist in 1977, 1985, 1991. The tournament Zoe and World Cup - 123 games, 48 goals. And now he is honored coach and Chairman of the Russian State Committee for Physical Culture and Sport.
(Morina Nastya)
Olesya Vladykina Olesya Yuriyevna Vladykina (born 14 February 1988) is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category SB8 events. Olesya competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and won a gold medal. She finished fourth in the 200 metres individual medley and set a new world record in the 100m breastroke on her way to winning the gold medal. She started learning professional swimming at Young People's Olympic Reserve Sports School 47 and practiced professionally for 10 years until her entrance to Moscow State University of Railway Engineering,when she concentrated on her studies, leaving active swimming for a year[citation needed] until her injury. When she returned to her swimming coach after the injury, he himself tried swimming with an arm behind his back, found it unusually difficult, and promised to introduce this mode of training to his other charges (Ovchinnikova Kate)
Alexander Ovechkin Alexander Ovechkin- Russian professional hockey player. He was born September 17, 1985 in Moscow. Left winger NHL "Washington Capitals". Before that Ovechkin played in the Super League for the Moscow "Dynamo". The American Club, Alexander spent 10 seasons in 2010, became the team captain. Ovechkin - one of the few players who has scored 50 goals in a season. In late 2009, Ovechkin became one of the 10 best players in the NHL decades.
Alexander made his debut in the Russian national team at age 17, becoming the youngest player in the team in its history. In the national team he participated in ten world championships, becoming a three-time world champion (2008, 2012, 2014), also spoke at the three Olympic Games (Turin, Vancouver and Sochi).
Evgeni Plushenko
Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko is a Russian figure skater. He was born on 3 November 1982 in Khabarovsk Krai. Plushenko began skating since 1986. Nowadays he is known as a four-time Olympic medalist, a three-time World champion, a seven-time European champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final champion and a ten-time Russian national champion. Also in 2006, Plushenko joined the political party A Just Russia, and in March 2007, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg. But in December 2011, he announced he was leaving politics to train for the 2014 Olympics.
(Rodionova Liza)
Lev Yashin
Lev Yashin is a former Russian football player. He's the best goalkeeper of the USSR and the whole world. He has played for Dynamo Moscow and Soviet Union national team. His nickname is Black Spider because of his black uniform and wonderful ability to protect gates. He's an Olympic Champion of 1956 and Europe Champion of 1960 and 1964. He's the first goalkeeper who was awarded with "Golden Ball". He's in the list of the best football players of XX century in the opinion of Venerdì, Guerin Sportivo, Planète Foot and Voetbal International. He's the first goalkeeper who played 100 matches and didn't skip a ball.
Lev Yashin even went through the Second World War and was awarded for hard work while the War.
Lev Yashin has smoked since he was 13. It led to an illness and his death in 1990.
There are many books written in his honor, for example, "Lev Yashin is a Russian genious" by Asaulov or "Lev Yashin is a legendary goalkeeper".
(Nikadonova Sonya)
Malyshev Sergey Viktorovich
Malyshev Sergey Viktorovich -Honored Master of Sports of Russia-was born in 1975.
His sports activities Sergei Malyshev dedicated shooting. He started practicing at a shooting range with his first coach Viktor Yanukovych Gusev. In 1994 he performed the standard "Master of Sports of Russia." He was a member of the X Paralympic Winter Games 1996 in Atlanta (USA). Between 1997 and 2003, he was forced to leave the elite sport because he hurt his back. In 2008, he won the silver medal XIII Summer Paralympic Games 2008 in Beijing (China). Thanks to his perseverance, tenacity Sergei repeatedly became winners of national and international competitions in shooting from a pneumatic pistol among people with damage to the musculoskeletal system. He is also a Fellow of the President of the Russian Federation.
(Soloveva Lera)
Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova is one of the famous sportswomen in Russia and even in the whole world.
She was born on April 19, 1987, in Nyagan, Russia. She started playing tennis at an early age and turned professional at the age of 14.
At the age of 17 she won Wimbledon in 2004 against Serena Williams. After this great victory she has gone on to win the US Open and Australian Open.
In her career there was a period of serious injuries. But Maria proved her admirers that she is a sportswoman of a strong character. So she got better and continues her victories.
In 2012 she won an Olympic silver medal for Russia at the London Games. Unfortunately, she lost the final game to Serena Williams. In the same year she was the best at the 2012 French Open.
In the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi she was one of those sportsmen who run through the stadium with a baton.
Maria is said to be one of the most beautiful women in the modern sport.
She also takes part in different philanthropic organizations.
(Semchat Yulia)
Yelena Isinbaeva
Yelena Isinbayeva, also spelled Elena Isinbaeva (born June 3, 1982, Volgograd, Russia), Russian pole-vaulter who achieved numerous world records and became the first woman to clear the 5-metre (16-foot 4.75-inch) mark in the sport’s history.
She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2004 and 2008), a three-time World Champion (2005, 2007 and 2013), the current world record holder in the event, who is widely considered the greatest female pole-vaulter of all time.
Isinbayeva was named Female Athlete of the Year by the IAAF in 2004, 2005 and 2008, and World Sportswoman of the Year by Laureus in 2007 and 2009. She was given the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports in 2009. She is one of only nine athletes (along withValerie Adams, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campnell-Brown, Jacques Freitag, Kirani James, Dani Samues and David Storl) to win world championships at the youth, junior and senior level of an athletic event.
(Semyanischeva Victoria)
Alyona Zavarzina
Alyona Zavarzina (27th of May, 1989) is a Russian snowboarder.
Alyona Zavarzina competed for Russia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in parallel giant slalom, finishing 17th. Zavarzina later won the gold medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships parallel giant slalom in La Molina in the Spanish Pyrenees. In 2009, she won her only race up to now in the snowboard world cup in Telluride, Colorado. Also she won the bronze medal in parallel giant slalom at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
For her numerous triumphs on September 5th 2011 Alyona Zavarzina was awarded the title “Honored Master of Sports of Russia” ordered by the Ministry of Sports of Russian Federation.
Now Alyona Zavarzina is a wife of American-born snowboarder Vic Wild who competed for Russia in the 2014 Winter Olympics, held in Sochi.
(Nikishina Victoria)
Alexei Nemov
Alexei Nemov is a Russian gymnast, 4-time Olympic Champion. He was born on May 28, 1976 in Barashevo village, Mordovia.
At the age of five years he started to do gymnastics inspecialized youthschoolof Olympic reserve. He won the first victory in 1989 at the youth championship of the USSR. Then he began to achieve outstanding results. He took part in many competitions and won different awards. Alexei Nemov became double Olympic Champion at theXXVI Olympic Games in Atlanta. He received two gold, one silver and three bronze medals.At theXXVII Olympic Games in Sydney,Alexbecamethe absolute champion, having won six Olympicmedals:two gold, one silver and three bronze.At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Nemov came to the rank of a clear favorite and the leader of the Russian national team, despite the resulting injury before the competition. He showed high grade, confidence of fulfillment and complexity of programs. Judgesput too low assessmentsofperformance on the horizontal bar. Outragedviewers were standing with cry, protesting against judges’ decision for 15 minutes. They supported the athlete with applause, not giving to come out to another. The judges changed their assessments. The audience continued to resent and stopped the protests only when Alexey came out and addressed the audience with a request to calm down. After this case the official regret was given to the athlet.
(Mukhina Valeria)
Yulia Lipnitskaya
Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya is a Russian figure skater.
She was part of the Russian team to win the 2014 Winter Olympics team trophy. Individually, she is the 2014 World silver medalist, the 2014 European champion, the 2013–14 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and a two-time Russian national silver medalist (2012 & 2014). Competing as a junior, she won the 2012 World Junior Championships, 2011–12 JGP Final, and 2012 Russian Junior Championships.
Lipnitskaya is the youngest Russian athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Within the ladies' singles category, she is the youngest gold medalist at the European Championships. She is also the youngest figure skaters to win gold at the Olympics under modern rules. Lipnitskaya was 15 years, 249 days old when Russia won the team trophy, six days younger than American Tara Lipinski, who won gold in the individual event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The only Olympic figure skating gold medalist younger than both is Maxi Herber (pair skating event at the 1936 Winter Olympics), who would have been too young to skate at the Olympics under modern rules.
(Alyona Kosova)
Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin
Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin is a Russian professional ice hockey center and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is known for his remarkable skill set and ability to execute plays, earning him the reputation as one of the best players in the NHL.He currently wears number 71 on his jersey.
Malkin began his career with his hometown club Metallurg Magnitogorsk, playing for their junior and senior teams. He was then selected second overall in the 2004 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, though an international transfer dispute delayed the start of his NHL career until 2006. After his first season with the Penguins Malkin was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's best rookie. In his second season he helped lead Pittsburgh to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals and was a runner-up for the Hart Memorial Trophy, which is given to the league's most valuable player. The following season saw Malkin win the Art Ross Trophy, awarded to the top-scorer in the NHL and again place second for the Hart Trophy. He and the Penguins again reached the Stanley Cup Final, winning the Stanley Cup championship this time around; Malkin was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player of the playoffs. In 2012 Malkin was awarded the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award, awarded to the best player as voted on by the players, after winning the Art Ross Trophy for the second time; his 12-point lead was the largest margin of victory since 1999.
Internationally, Malkin has competed for Russia in two IIHF World U18 Championships and three IIHF World U20 Championships, capturing one gold, two silvers and one bronze medal, as a junior. In 2006, in addition to a silver medal, he was also named tournament MVP. As a senior, he has played in four IIHF World Championships, winning the gold medal and being named the tournament MVP for the 2012 event. In addition he has won the bronze medals in two other World Championships and has played for team Russia during the last three Winter Olympic Games, in Turin, Vancouver, and Sochi.
Anton Shipulin
Anton Shipulin born August 21, 1987, Tyumen. Russian biathlete, Olympic champion 2014 in the relay, bronze medalist of Olympic games in 2010, five-time medalist at the world Championships. The winner of the small world Cup in seasonal mass start (2014-2015). Absolute champion of Europe among juniors 2008. Two-time winner of the Race of Champions in the mixed relay, two-time winner of the Champions Race in the mass start. Honored master of sports of Russia.
Anton from childhood began to play sports. First it was only skiing, then biathlon. Thanks to its sporty family he has become so famous a man at an early age.
(Koryakina Sveta)
Vyacheslav Fetisov
Vyacheslav Fetisov - an outstanding hockey player, who doesn't need introduction. His name has long been synonymous with the Soviet and Russian hockey. He was born 20 April 1958 in Moscow. He has a lot of title but the most important are Olympic champion (1984, 1988), silver medalist of the Olympic Games (1980), World champion in 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990; silver medalist of 1987; bronze medalist in 1977, 1985, 1991. The tournament Zoe and World Cup - 123 games, 48 goals. And now he is honored coach and Chairman of the Russian State Committee for Physical Culture and Sport.
Olesya Vladykina
Olesya Yuriyevna Vladykina (born 14 February 1988) is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category SB8 events.
Olesya competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and won a gold medal. She finished fourth in the 200 metres individual medley and set a new world record in the 100m breastroke on her way to winning the gold medal.
She started learning professional swimming at Young People's Olympic Reserve Sports School 47 and practiced professionally for 10 years until her entrance to Moscow State University of Railway Engineering,when she concentrated on her studies, leaving active swimming for a year[citation needed] until her injury.
When she returned to her swimming coach after the injury, he himself tried swimming with an arm behind his back, found it unusually difficult, and promised to introduce this mode of training to his other charges
(Ovchinnikova Kate)
Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Ovechkin- Russian professional hockey player. He was born September 17, 1985 in Moscow. Left winger NHL "Washington Capitals". Before that Ovechkin played in the Super League for the Moscow "Dynamo". The American Club, Alexander spent 10 seasons in 2010, became the team captain. Ovechkin - one of the few players who has scored 50 goals in a season. In late 2009, Ovechkin became one of the 10 best players in the NHL decades.
Alexander made his debut in the Russian national team at age 17, becoming the youngest player in the team in its history. In the national team he participated in ten world championships, becoming a three-time world champion (2008, 2012, 2014), also spoke at the three Olympic Games (Turin, Vancouver and Sochi).
(Vladimirova Nina)